Hello and welcome friends to another edition of This B1G Week. Big Ten Basketball is back and it's as fantastic as always. Sure they didn't face too sharp of competition but they took care of business and went 26-2 in the first week of the season. Things start to heat up this week just in time to prepare for the Big Ten-ACC Challenge next week and conference games starting near after.
Big Ten Game of the Week
Wednesday - 10 pm - ESPN- Baylor vs Illinois - Illinois is going to play what might be the top non-conference game for the Big Ten this year.
Actual Rankings
B1G Picks
Nonconference Game of the Week
Saturday - 1 pm - CBS - Baylor vs Gonzaga - It's hard to top a match up of the current number 1 and number 2 teams in the AP poll. It's a perfect lead-in to watch the Top Ten ranked Indiana Football Hoosiers destroy the lowly Wisconsin Badgers. No I'm not biased.
Team of the Week
Team of the Weak
Everyone - Some people will think of this as a cop out but I think of it as being similar to 2006 when the Time Person of the Year was You. Simply put, it's just nice to have Big Ten basketball back and the fact that this season is able to happen is remarkable.
Team of the Weak
Purdue Boilermakers - The Boilers are here based solely on missed opportunities. The were the lone team to play another power conference team and the only team to lose to a power conference team. This is literally the only week this year were this performance would land them on the Team of the Weak line.
Actual Rankings
- Illinois - 3-0
- Maryland - 3-0
- Rutgers - 3-0
- Iowa - 2-0
- Michigan - 2-0
- Michigan State - 2-0
- Minnesota - 2-0
- Ohio State - 2-0
- Wisconsin - 2-0
- Indiana - 1-0
- Penn State - 1-0
- Nebraska - 2-1
- Purdue - 1-1
- Northwestern - 0-0
B1G Picks
Monday
2:30 pm - ESPN 2 - Providence vs Indiana
Grant's Pick: Indiana, Troy's Pick: Indiana
8 - BTN - North Dakota State @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
Tuesday
1:30 pm or 7 pm - ESPN/2 - Texas/Davidson vs Indiana
3 pm - BTN- Oakland @ Purdue
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Purdue
5 pm - BTN - Green Bay @ Wisconsin
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
7 pm - BTN - Towson @ Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
7:30 pm - ESPN - Michigan State @ Duke
Grant's Pick: Duke, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
9 pm - BTN - South Dakota @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
Wednesday
TBD - ESPN/2 - TBD vs Indiana
5 pm - BTN - Morehead State @ Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
5 pm - FS1 - VCU @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: VCU, Troy's Pick: VCU
7 pm - BTN - Ball State @ Michigan
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan
9 pm - BTN - Arkansas Pine-Bluff @ Northwestern
Grant's Pick: Northwestern, Troy's Pick: Northwestern
10 pm - BTN - Baylor vs Illinois
Grant's Pick: Illinois, Troy's Pick: Baylor
Thursday
8 pm - BTN - Western Illinois @ Iowa
Grant's Pick: Iowa, Troy's Pick: Iowa
Friday
3 pm - BTN - George Mason @ Maryland
Grant's Pick: Maryland, Troy's Pick: Maryland
5 pm - BTN - Detroit Mercy @ Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
7 pm - FS1 - Wisconsin @ Marquette
Grant's Pick: Wisconsin, Troy's Pick: Wisconsin
7 pm - BTN - Valparaiso @ Purdue
Grant's Pick: Purdue, Troy's Pick: Purdue
9 pm - BTN North Dakota @ Minnesota
Grant's Pick: Minnesota, Troy's Pick: Minnesota
Saturday
7 pm - BTN - Alabama A&M @ Ohio State
Grant's Pick: Ohio State, Troy's Pick: Ohio State
TBD - TBD - Chicago State @ Northwestern
Grant's Pick: Northwestern, Troy's Pick: Northwestern
Sunday
2 pm - BTN - Florida A&M @ Nebraska
Grant's Pick: Nebraska, Troy's Pick: Nebraska
4 pm - BTN -UCF @ Michigan
Grant's Pick: Michigan, Troy's Pick: Michigan
6 pm - BTN - Western Michigan @ Michigan State
Grant's Pick: Michigan State, Troy's Pick: Michigan State
8 pm - BTN - Seton Hall @ Penn State
Grant's Pick: Seton Hall, Troy's Pick: Seton Hall
Grant's Previous Week Pick Record: 27-0
Grant's Total Pick Record: 27-0
Troy's Previous Week Pick Record: 26-1
Troy's Total Pick Record: 26-1
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